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dailykos.com - 1/2/2009
MN-Sen: Petty partisan politics from GOP
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The open question in Minnesota's Senate race is no longer who will win, but when he will be seated. As TPM's Eric Kleefeld outlines , Al Franken has effectively won, but because Norm Coleman is playing the part of a sore loser, Minnesota's senate seat runs the risk of getting caught up in GOP ...
startribune.com - 1/4/2009
Recount is done; Franken up by 225
— startribune.com — The focus turns to the state Supreme Court, which is considering a request from Coleman's camp on adding more absentee ballots. (more) Recount is done; Franken up by 225

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thehill.com - 1/2/2009
Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating
— thehill.com — Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) threatened Friday to filibuster any attempt to seat Democratic Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken next week. The newly minted National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman said he had not whipped votes in the ... (more) Cornyn promises filibuster on Franken seating

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Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/31/2008
Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep A Franken Win Bottled Up For Weeks
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Al Franken could be declared the winner of the Minnesota recount as soon as Monday, but due to the peculiarities of Minnesota election law, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) could keep the seat bottled up in the courts for weeks or even months before a ... (more) Minnesota Recount Almost Over -- But Coleman Could Keep ...

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TalkLeft:  If The Shoe Were On The Other Foot . . .

Firedoglake:  Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken

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If The Shoe Were On The Other Foot . . .
TalkLeft — ... and JedL are criticizing Norm Coleman for exercising his legal right to contest the Minnesota Senate election. Excuse me, when Coleman was asking Franken to concede when Franken was trailing by 600 votes (Franken now leads by 49 votes), TPM and JedL (and me) were criticizing Coleman for what they are now doing. ...

Cornyn Uses Reid’s Burris Tactics to Refuse Seating Franken
Firedoglake — ... That Harry Reid is one smart cookie, ain't he? Well, that remains to be seen. Because the push to seat Al Franken provisionally this Tuesday could now be problematic: ...

A Short Lived Concern For "The Rule Of Law"
TalkLeft — ... That Harry Reid is one smart cookie, ain't he? Well, that remains to be seen. Because the push to seat Al Franken provisionally this Tuesday could now be problematic: ...

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Hold Your Horses, Minnesota
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Coleman Running Out of Options in Minn. Race
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Counting Minnesota & Watching the Watchers
bradblog.com 11/21/2008 — We've predicted since Election Day that Al Franken's chances of winning the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota are excellent. News tonight , out of the state where a manual count of the paper ballots began today, may already be bearing out that ...
Court Gives Coleman Access to 4,800 More Ballots
briefingroom.thehill.com 2/3/2009 — Sen. Norm Coleman (R) received a qualified victory from the three-judge panel hearing his challenge to Democrat Al Franken's 225-vote lead in the Minnesota Senate race, granting him access to thousands of absentee ballots to help press his case that ...
Editors: Remember Count Every Vote?
article.nationalreview.com 2/4/2009 — D emocrats want to declare an end to the Minnesota Senate race, with Al Franken the winner and Norm Coleman the sore loser. In an appearance with Franken last week, Harry Reid averred: The race in Minnesota is over with. . . . There s no way the ...
If The Shoe Were On The Other Foot . . .
talkleft.com 1/2/2009 — I hate this type of hypocrisy - TPM and JedL are criticizing Norm Coleman for exercising his legal right to contest the Minnesota Senate election. Excuse me, when Coleman was asking Franken to concede when Franken was trailing by 600 votes (Franken ...
Franken-Coleman Recount Update, 12/18/08: Now You Know Why Norm Didn’t Want A Recount
firedoglake.com 12/19/2008 — Ever since the evening of November 4, Norm Coleman and his surrogates have pushed two (2) themes: That he won the election fair and square with no recount needed, and that Evil Al Franken and his Icky Lawyers would, if a recount was allowed to ...
TAKING THE SENATE: Al Franken for Minnesota
culturekitchen.com 11/3/2008 — Minnesota is a key state in determining the make up of the US Senate this year. Incumbemt Norm Coleman is mired in several scandals for taking gifts, favors and vacations from lobbyists (explicitly against Senate ethics rules). His opponent, Al ...
GOP to block attempt to seat Franken early — msnbc.com: Politics 1/2/2009
The top Senate Republican said his caucus would block any attempt to seat Democrat Al Franken until an anticipated court case over Minnesota's close election is finished and an official election certificate is conferred.
Senate GOP prepared to fight early Franken seat — CNN Political Ticker 1/2/2009
Democratic challenger Al Franken has a slight lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in the race for the Minnesota Senate seat. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) – Sen. John Cornyn, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is ...
Coleman's Senate term set to expire (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/2/2009
Politico - When the 111th Congress convenes Tuesday, Norm Coleman may be out of an office even though his Senate race remains far from settled.
Court might hear more Coleman arguments in recount — CNN Political Ticker 1/2/2009
The result of the Minnesota Senate race remains unclear. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) — Minnesota's Supreme Court kept the door open Friday afternoon for another possible intervention in the state's still unresolved U.S. Senate race between ...
Senate GOP prepared to fight if Franken seated — CNN.com - Politics 1/2/2009
Sen. John Cornyn weighed in on Minnesota's close and still unresolved U.S. Senate race, saying Friday that no one should be seated until a winner is made official by both Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Gov. Tim Pawlenty.  ...